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"Crush... crush it?!"
Simon was a bit stunned, "Wait! The island is guarded by an extremely large number of troops!"
Simon knew that Jellal had stationed a vast army on the Tower of Paradise, numbering in the thousands. With so many people, even if you punched one by one, it would take forever and you'd die of exhaustion.
"That's right! We should just crush them!"
Gray strongly agreed with Qi Yan's suggestion.
"Erza, you should try to persuade..."
Simon wanted Erza to persuade Qi Yan and Gray.
Unexpectedly, Erza nodded, "Then let's do it! Eight years ago, we overthrew the rule of the Black Magic Cult, and today we will completely overthrow Jellal!"
"Erza?!"
Simon hadn't expected Erza's personality to change so much in eight years; was she so radical now?
"That guy hurt Erza, and now he even wants to abduct her as a sacrifice. We should let a guy like that know what we're capable of!"
Lucy was also brave now. On one hand, she was angry about the plight of Erza, Simon, and the others. On the other hand, there were many powerful individuals in this operation.
Especially Qi Yan, who was a monster capable of defeating a Ten Wizard Saint, and there were only a few Ten Wizard Saints on the entire Ishgar continent.
Qi Yan also had a record of fighting one against ten thousand. How many people could this tower hold? Moreover, besides Qi Yan, there were also Erza, Natsu, and Gray, plus herself. Such a team was almost invincible, and with Juvia and Sho, there was no need to fear anything.
Soon, the ship arrived at the island where the Tower of Paradise was located.
"So tall—!"
As they got closer, everyone realized the tower was even taller than they had imagined.
"After all, it took a full eight years."
Sho now wished he could destroy this tall tower. Not long ago, he was proud of building it, but now it had completely become a pillar of shame for them.
"So many people!!"
When Lucy saw how many people there were, she couldn't help but feel a little intimidated.
"I already told you."
Simon was a bit helpless.
Natsu and Gray had already jumped off the ship.
"Who are you—?!"
The guards on the shore saw Natsu and Gray and immediately questioned them loudly.
Natsu's face was ferocious, and his fists were wreathed in flames: "You dare ask who we are?! You don't even recognize such superior opponents!! We are Fairy Tail! You scoundrels!!"
Natsu charged straight in.
"Uwaaaaah!!"... A large number of guards were screaming as they were sent flying.
"Enemy attack—!!"
The other guards immediately shouted upon seeing this, and more guards rushed over from all directions after hearing the cry.
"Ice-Make: Lancer!!!"
Gray released his Molding Magic with both hands, shooting out a large number of ice lances.
"Waaahhh!!"... Again, a large number of guards were taken down.
Juvia clapped her hands, her face full of adoration: "Master Gray is so cool!! Juvia must do her best too!!"
"Water Slicer!!"
Juvia waved her hand, releasing a large number of water blades that slashed through the guards.
"Uwaaahhh!!"... A large number of guards were dealt with.
"Amazing—!!"
Sho, Wuli, Millianna, and Simon were all incredibly amazed by this scene.
Initially, they thought Natsu and the others weren't very strong, as they had easily dealt with them in the casino. But after seeing the destructive power of their magic, they realized how incredibly powerful these individuals were.
So many guards were so fragile under the attacks of these few people. They somewhat understood what Qi Yan meant by "crushing them."
"I'm going in too!"
"Open, Gate of the Golden Bull! Taurus!!"
Seeing everyone else performing, Lucy naturally couldn't fall behind. She took out her golden key and summoned Taurus.
"Moo—!"
A humanoid cow carrying a large axe appeared, then swung its large axe and fought with the guards. Although it was pretty much one hit, one kill, its performance was far inferior compared to the others.
Millianna complained, "...So ordinary..."
Wuli also nodded in agreement, "Yeah! A bit ordinary!"
Lucy, hearing this, was furious and bared her teeth, saying, "I'll become super strong too in the future!"
At the same time, Lucy thought to herself: You guys are really talking without knowing the struggle. You don't even consider what kind of monsters these people are. Natsu is the legendary Fire Dragon, Juvia is one of Phantom Lord's Four Elements, and while Gray's reputation in the magic world isn't huge, he's a guy in the Fairy Tail Guild who can barely go toe-to-toe with Natsu.
Her performance was already very good, okay?
"Requip: Heaven's Wheel Armor!!"
At this moment, Erza requipped into her Heaven's Wheel Armor, a suit of steel armor worn on her body, with four steel wings on her back.
Erza flew into the air, like a steel angel, looking both beautiful and fierce.
"Heaven's Wheel: Bladeworks!!"
Erza summoned a large number of magical swords and shot them at the guards.
"Uwaaahhh!!"... A large number of guards were all taken down.
Sho and the others were deeply moved by this scene. It was when they were on the verge of despair that Erza awakened her Magic Source, controlling a multitude of weapons, and defeated the Black Magic Cult's magical soldiers, successfully leading them to defeat the Black Magic Cult.
They had actually doubted Erza's loyalty because of Jellal's words. How despicable!
Qi Yan stepped off the ship and onto the island. Looking at the tall structure, he remembered that Erza had endured so much pain for the construction of this tower, which fueled a strong urge to destroy it.
"Full Body Take Over: Edward Newgate!!"
Qi Yan's body began to rapidly grow taller and larger. His clothes transformed into a white coat, and he held Whitebeard's exclusive weapon, murakumogiri, one of the Twelve Supreme Grade Swords. Most noticeably, a crescent-shaped white mustache curved upwards from beneath his nose.
"So big—!!"
Millianna and the others had lived on this island their entire lives and had never seen such a tall person. They were all shocked to see Qi Yan transform into such a giant man.
Qi Yan looked up at the Tower of Paradise. Such a tall building made him feel as if he was recalling his memories at Marine Headquarters.
"Looking at it just annoys me!"
Qi Yan's lips curled slightly as he softly said, "Since I'm here, I might as well say hello first."
Clap!
Qi Yan spread his feet and stomped on the ground.
He gripped the air with all ten fingers and then carved an 'S' shape through the air.
Rumble—!!
The earth began to shake, the entire island started to tilt, and the sea began to split, forming massive cliffs hundreds or thousands of meters high.
"This... this... what is this—?!"
Everyone was dumbfounded by this sight.